Issue : January 2018
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Working with high street banks to give bespoke financial support
As well as offering financial support directly, we’re working with Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland and Halifax to offer practical help to more people with cancer.
Women face ‘sexual disadvantage’ in heart attack treatmentSubscription
Fewer of the thousands of women who experience a heart attack each year would die if they were given the same treatments as men, according to researchers in the UK and Sweden.
Who are our heroes and villains for January 2018?Subscription
Do you agree with our choice for this month’s hero and villain?
Who are our heroes and villains for December?Subscription
Do you agree with our choice for this month’s hero and villain?
What should happen to a nurse who incorrectly submitted a revalidation application?Subscription
This month, we are focusing on a case heard by the NMC’s investigating committee (IC), rather than a fitness to practise panel. The IC can decide whether to remove or amend a registrant’s place on the register
West Hertfordshire trust set to be removed from special measuresSubscription
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has made enough progress for it to removed from special measures, but accident and emergency nurse staffing levels and infection prevention are among the concerns that still need addressing, hospital inspectors have said.
Welsh respiratory plan to shift focus to community nurses Subscription
Funding for the delivery of respiratory care is set to be “rebalanced” in Wales away from hospitals and towards specialist nurses working in the community, according to a plan to reduce variation.
'We need more flexibility to tackle winter pressures in care homes and beyond'
Kate Martin has worked as an infection control nurse for over 10 years in hospitals. This is her first winter season in the community. Every year she reflects, but this year has been very different…
'We need more clarity on the nursing associate role'Subscription
Nursing associates are the most controversial topic in the profession right now.
'We can’t have excellent patient care without excellent staff care'Subscription
Jocelyn Cornwell points out that, in order for patients to receive the best possible care, nurses need to be taken care of themselves.